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    AW M17X AMD7970m Drivers... Should I install?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ToonPatriot, Sep 6, 2013.

  1. ToonPatriot

    ToonPatriot Newbie

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    Dell Certified Drivers

    Should I install these drivers? If not, what are the best drivers and where can i get them??? I kinda suck at this stuff!

    Thankyou :)
     
    ToonPatriot, Sep 6, 2013
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    minhajmsd Notebook Guru

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    Just get the latest ones from AMD website but make sure they are mobility drivers...don't know about nVidia but in AMDs case the newer driver is usually the better one and the certified drivers are usually older ones so you might run into more problems which might have been solved.

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    minhajmsd, Sep 6, 2013
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    We suggest to use the DELL ones because they are the latest ones made for the system and have no issues. The newest drivers may have bugs that you won't experience with them. My suggestion is to try them, if they don't work like the ones you have just rollback :)
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 9, 2013
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